Maaike (they/them)

I’m always so tempted to shout retorts to street preachers. Even more determined to get myself a loud hailer and do it now…

Breakwater cast on why Heartstopper's Will Gao makes you 'blush' At the heart of Breakwater is the idea of intimacy and how it exists in all relationships and in many different ways.

Breakwater cast on queer intimacy and why #Heartstopper’s Will Gao makes you ‘blush’

The *reason* Ai-generated text contains semicolons, en dashes etc. is that experienced, skilful writers use these marks to subtly convey meaning and nuance in their work. And the Ai LLMs have been trained on the stolen work of experienced, skilful writers.

But it’s already so hot outsiiiiide! I don’t like iiitttt. 😭

Just read it. Obviously I’m one of the many proud people- congrats! And envious (I’m rewriting AGAIN, still not happy). I’ve always been told that the best way to survive Limbo™️ is to get started on The Next One. Just for the distraction and to move your brain out of the wallowing dregs…😕

I’m sorry what now? I appear to have lost the ability to read the English language, because this makes absolutely no fucking sense.

a cute gray rodent with white spots on butt

I did not know the pacarana was a creature that existed until today... I am delighted to say the least...

White House confirms plan to scrap funding for 'life-saving' LGBTQ+ service The White House has confirmed a leaked plan to end a “life-saving” LGBTQ+ youth-suicide prevention service. 

Trump administration confirms plan to scrap funding for ‘life-saving’ LGBTQ+ suicide hotline
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Happy Pride Month! Quote with your flags 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
Mine are Non binary, Agender, & Pansexual

Same.

Highly recommended, I thoroughly enjoyed it!

I think people are forgetting how long SFX/VFX take. Things being in Amazon’s hands likely also allude to that. There are probably MONTHS of work left to do. It’s not just a bit of filming & then done. There’s TONNES of FX work.
If you want a good Finale, you want them to spend time on it properly.

A close up image of a nightjar

Now that's a photo! 😍

A huge thanks to one of our Heathland volunteers, Richard Ford, for this incredible image of a nightjar.

A-MAZ-ING!

#SouthDowns #HelpTheHeaths

Bentley said Trans rights are humans rights. #GoodOmens #GoodOmensFanarts #IneffableHusbands

I’ve been reading this series on audio - they’re narrated by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith and utterly superb. Highly recommend.

Just ten years ago the UK was top of the list - the best place in Europe for LGBT rights. We are now 22nd

The only country to drop faster in one year than us is Hungary

The government needs to act in a major way before this becomes their entire legacy

Hooray for my fellow West Midlander & course mate! So incredibly excited for you @bwheelerbooks.bsky.social 🥳

Any other hEDS-ers flaring at the moment? I am ✨struggling✨ and trying to work out why because it’s my third major flare up this year - I’d normally only expect one big one by now.
Is it just me? #hEDS #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #Hypermobility #PainFlareUp #ChronicPain

Robert F. Kennedy Jr will require all new vaccines to undergo placebo testing, WaPo reports U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr intends to shift the way vaccines are tested, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing a spokesperson from the HHS.

The press has been all over this shit but not a single fucking one has broken what a placebo trip would look like so, lets. 🧵🧵

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Nah. Count me out. I’ll watch Doctor Who and that’s me done.

Love the fact that it never, for even a fraction of a second, occurs to Joyce that perhaps she is the one arguing the world is flat.

Photo of Sir Terry Pratchett, featuring his quote: "Reading is the way up. Knowledge is the key to everything."

Happy Terry Pratchett Day, on what would have been his 77th birthday.

Not ONCE did it even justify the point that CH is landlocked?! 🤦🏻

• Al Overview The idiom "you can't lick a badger twice" means you can't trick or deceive someone a second time after they've been tricked once. It's a warning that if someone has already been deceived, they are unlikely to fall for the same trick again. Here's a more detailed explanation: • Licking: "Licking" in this context means to trick or deceive someone. • Badger: The badger is a wild animal, and the phrase likely originates from the historical sport of badger baiting where dogs were used to harass

Someone on Threads noticed you can type any random sentence into Google, then add “meaning” afterwards, and you’ll get an AI explanation of a famous idiom or phrase you just made up. Here is mine

Universities used to be centres of learning and even rebellion. Not businesses. Let’s return to that.

I take off my blindfold. Before me is a gory tableau of death and destruction, bodies strewn across the landscape. The piñata is unscathed.

image of thread: heartbreaking: local cat has never been fed in entire life, says local cat sources close to cat claim cat may have actually been fed between four to six hours ago. these claims are still under investigation Breaking News: cat was fed 20 minutes ago by the last person to walk into the kitchen. Cat claims fake mews. We now have exclusive footage shot by our News at Nine chopper that confirms there's literally still food in the cat's bowl right now.

Yes! They claim fake mews

What an absolutely lush thought